Countering Birth Defects: St. Louis Hospital Up For Study
Posted: April 2nd 2009
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Tags: birth defect, chest cavity, hypertension, lung tissues, lungs blood vessels
It has been announced Tuesday that St. Louis Hospital is planning to research for the better apprehension of 
birth defect conditions in children. St. Louis Hospital is one of the best children’s hospitals.
As told by surgeon in chief of St. Louis Children’s Hospital, Dr. Brad Warner, the research aims at the in depth study of birth defect CDH i.e., Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. Every 1 baby in 2,000 is born with the disease, with a 50 percent survival chances; half of those fail to make to their 1st birthday.
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia is formulated when the chest cavity separation diaphragm does not build accurately in the womb.
Due to this defect lungs also do not form properly as the contents of the belly spread up to the chest.
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